Crowdmix

Music streaming and sharing platform

Description

Crowdmix was to be a music streaming and sharing platform on which people could listen and talk about their favorite bands. The company released a beta invite-only version of the app for DJ and musicians. The official app was never released.

Stats

Category

Music

Country

United Kingdom

Started

In 2013

Closed

By 2016

Number of Founders

Two

Name of Founders

Gareth Ingham, Ian Roberts

Number of Employees

Between 101 And 250

Number of Funding Rounds

1

Total Funding Amount

£14M

Number of Investors

No Data

Precise Cause of Failure

Mismanagement of Funds

Business Outcome

Acquired

Cause of Failure

Crowdmix extravagantly spent £14 millions of their investors’ money long before realizing a working product to the public.

The company spent lavishly on parties, flamboyant decorations for its offices and international travel for its staff. No one had a clear vision of the product, and founders kept adding features even before having a consolidated trial version. Moreover, Crowdmix lacked a clear HR policy. This led to overstaffing and consequently contributing to the high running costs, with people being hired to ‘raise the company profile’ rather than because they actually provided a service for the company.

The founding CEO was reportedly forced to leave the company, which was left without any other investor willing to back it up and filed for bankruptcy.

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Crowdmix was to be a music streaming and sharing platform on which people could listen and talk about their favorite bands. The company released a beta invite-only version of the app for DJ and musicians. The official app was never released.

Cause of Failure

Crowdmix extravagantly spent £14 millions of their investors’ money long before realizing a working product to the public.

The company spent lavishly on parties, flamboyant decorations for its offices and international travel for its staff. No one had a clear vision of the product, and founders kept adding features even before having a consolidated trial version. Moreover, Crowdmix lacked a clear HR policy. This led to overstaffing and consequently contributing to the high running costs, with people being hired to ‘raise the company profile’ rather than because they actually provided a service for the company.

The founding CEO was reportedly forced to leave the company, which was left without any other investor willing to back it up and filed for bankruptcy.